# 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1963. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1963 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the seventeenth time in 1963, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship.

## Realignment

The NCAA realigned the Western Athletic Conference from District 6 to District 7.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1963 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 8 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament Winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Wake Forest | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Big Eight Conference | Missouri | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Big Ten Conference | Illinois | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| CIBA | Southern California | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| EIBL | Columbia/Dartmouth/Navy | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Western Michigan | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon State | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Auburn | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southern Conference | West Virginia | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas/TCU | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Western Athletic Conference | Northern - BYU Southern - Arizona | 1963 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series | Tucson, Arizona | Arizona |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings :
| 1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division No. 10 Oregon State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–4 .73323–12 .657 No. 17 Oregon ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667– – Washington State ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50024–8 .750 Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357– – Washington ‍‍‍ 3–11 .2147–17 .292 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–6 .62535–10 .778 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563– – No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56330–17 .638 Stanford ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50024–11 .686 California ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25019–21 .475 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1963 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Missouri ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–3 .85025–8 .758 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72214–10 .583 Colorado ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61112–12 .500 Kansas ‍‍‍ 11–8 .57915–10 .600 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57115–10 .600 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33310–16 .385 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4–14 .2227–14 .333 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 4–16 .2006–20 .231 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1963 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 8 Western Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–0–0 1.00024–6–0 .800 Ohio ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75017–8–0 .680 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 7–5–0 .58317–11–1 .603 Kent State ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .4558–16–0 .333 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .33310–13–0 .435 Toledo ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25010–14–0 .417 Marshall ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .1678–17–0 .320 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1963 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Campbell ‍‍‍ – –11–5 .688 No. 6 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ – –26–13 .667 Elon ‍‍‍ – –19–15 .559 Georgetown ‍‍‍ – –8–9 .471 Mercer ‍‍‍ – –8–13 .381 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ – –10–18 .357 Stetson ‍‍‍ – –5–20 .200 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1963 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–3–0 .80024–7–1 .766 No. 26 TCU ‍†‍‍ 12–3–0 .80021–4–0 .840 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60015–10–0 .600 Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46713–11–0 .542 Rice ‍‍‍ 2–11–0 .1549–17–0 .346 SMU ‍‍‍ 1–12–0 .0775–17–0 .227 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1963 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern BYU $^x$‍‍‍ 7–1 .87522–12 .647 Utah ‍‍‍ 4–4 .50015–14 .517 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 1–7 .1259–21 .300 Southern No. 2 Arizona $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–4 .66739–17 .696 No. 20 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58334–13 .723 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 3–9 .25018–16 .529 x – Division champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1963 season marked the sixteenth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Southern California claiming their fourth championship with a 5–2 win over Arizona in the final.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arizona | Arizona | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 1 | Arizona | Arizona | 4$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 5 | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 8 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 4 | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 10 | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 10 | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | | | | Texas | Texas | 8 | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 3 | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 4 | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | | | | | | 6$^{10}$ |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 3 | Penn State | Penn State | | | | | | 4 |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 3 | Penn State | Penn State | | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | | 4 |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 0 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 0 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 12 | |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | | Southern California | Southern California | 12 | 3 | |
| | | | Southern California | Southern California | 6 | Southern California | Southern California | | | | | 4 | |
| | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |